DE20105780U1 - Time display for electronic clocks - Google Patents

Description

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Time display for electronic watches

The present invention relates to a time display for electronic watches according to the preamble of claim 1.

The traditional time display has hour, minute and second hands on a dial that indicate the time or measured value by its respective position on a scale. This type of time display has the following disadvantages:

1. The lines of sight on decorative figures on the dial are disturbed due to the inhibition of the hour and minute hands and the course of the hour, minute and second hands, so that the decorative figures cannot be fully displayed.

2. If the dial is polygonal (such as square) and the hour hand is in the northeast (one to two o'clock), southeast (three to four o'clock), southwest (seven to eight o'clock) and northwest (ten to eleven o'clock), and this may result in incorrect time readings, especially with the shorter hour hand.

3. In mechanical watches, precise gear train is used as a transmission medium. The accuracy is directly related to the manufacturing cost. The high-precision watch is expensive, while the low-cost watch usually has poor accuracy.

4. There is usually no illumination in mechanical watches. The ordinary phosphorescence is insufficient, so it is inconvenient to use.

Although conventional digital watches are accurate, they cannot have a decorative figure like on the dial of a mechanical watch. This is also a disadvantage.

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The invention has for its object to eliminate the above-mentioned deficiencies and to provide a time display for electronic watches, which has an hour luminous ring and a minute luminous ring, each of which is provided with twelve equidistantly arranged displays and sixty equidistantly arranged displays (such as LED displays or LCD displays), the twelve and the sixty each forming some figure, each display of the hour luminous ring indicating a respective hour number, while each display of the minute luminous ring indicating a respective minute number.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a time display for electronic watches which enables faster time reading by its color, its lighting manner and its shape.

These objects are achieved according to the invention by a time display for electronic watches which has the features specified in claims 1 to 5.

Further features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent upon reading the following description of preferred embodiments, which refers to the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 is a schematic representation of the present

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Fig. 2 shows an application example of the present invention;

Fig. 3 is a schematic representation of the present invention, showing the second displays; and

Fig. 4 shows a circuit of the present invention.

Referring to Figs. 1 and 2, the time display for electronic watches according to the invention comprises an hour luminous ring 10 and a minute luminous ring 20, each of which is provided with twelve equidistantly arranged displays 11 and sixty equidistantly arranged displays 21, 22 (such as LED displays or LCD displays), the twelve and the sixty each forming any figure.

In the embodiment shown in Figs. 1 to 3, the indicators 11, 21, 22 are arranged in concentric circles. Each indicator 11 of the hour luminous ring 10 lights up clockwise in succession at respective hours, while each indicator 21 or 22 of the minute luminous ring 20 lights up clockwise in succession at respective minutes. Therefore, the time shown in Fig. 2 means six thirty because the lowest indicator 11 of the hour luminous ring 10 lights up while the westernmost indicator 22 of the minute luminous ring 20 lights up.

From Fig. 3 it can be seen that the sixty displays 21, 22 of the minute luminous ring 20 flash one after the other in a clockwise direction, with one illuminated round lasting exactly one minute, so that each flashing display 21, 22 can serve as a second display.

Referring again to Fig. 1, the displays 11, 21, 22 of the hour luminous ring 10 and the minute luminous ring 20 can be designed in different colors to make it easier to read the time. For example, the displays 21, 22 of the minute luminous ring 20 are designed in different colors when displaying minutes and seconds, while the displays 11, 21, 22 of the hour luminous ring 10 and the minute luminous ring 20 are designed in different colors when displaying hours and minutes. In addition, for example, five

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Displays 21, 22 can be designed in different colors to make it easier to read the seconds. In addition, the displays 11, 21, 22 of the hour ring 10 and the minute ring 20 can be designed to be permanently illuminated, dimly lit or flashing to make it easier to read the time by means of different types of illumination.

Furthermore, when using liquid crystal displays (LCD), the displays 11, 21, 22 can be designed in different shapes to achieve a funny and clear effect.

Fig. 4 shows a circuit of the present invention. The trial execution of this circuit has been quite successful, so that the present invention meets the applicable requirement.

Due to the above-mentioned design, the present invention has the following advantages:

1. The liquid crystal display (LCD) and the light-emitting diode display (LED) are used as the time display for electronic watches, without disturbing the lines of sight of the decorative figures of hands in conventional mechanical watches, so that more design possibilities can be achieved.

2. The present invention is designed as an electronic watch, so that it is more cost-effective and requires fewer components than the mechanical watch with the gear train.

3. The present invention looks more vivid and beautiful than the traditional digital watches.

4. A quick and precise time reading is achieved by the present invention being designed in flashing, illuminated, or different colored.

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5. Even if the present invention is formed into a polygon (such as a square), one to two o'clock (in the northeast), three to four o'clock (in the southeast), seven to eight o'clock (in the southwest) and ten to eleven o'clock (in the northwest) can be easily distinguished, so that no error in time reading occurs because the scale is composed of indications themselves. Therefore, a higher accuracy in time reading is achieved by the present invention.

The displays according to the invention are not limited to LED, LCD or lamp displays; rather, a wide range of possible variations and modifications are available to those skilled in the art within the scope of the invention. In particular, the scope of protection of the invention is defined by the claims.

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Claims (5)

1. Time display for electronic watches, which has an hour luminous ring ( 10 ) and a minute luminous ring ( 20 ), each of which is provided with twelve equidistantly arranged displays ( 11 ) and sixty equidistantly arranged displays ( 21 , 22 ), the twelve and the sixty each forming some figure, characterized in that the displays ( 11 , 21 , 22 ) are designed as an LED display, LCD display, light bulb or the like, and that each display ( 11 ) of the hour luminous ring ( 10 ) indicates the respective hour number, while each display ( 21 , 22 ) of the minute luminous ring ( 10 ) indicates the respective minute number. 2. Time display according to claim 1, characterized in that the displays ( 21 , 22 ) of the minute luminous ring ( 20 ) can light up continuously one after the other, wherein one illuminated round lasts exactly one minute, so that each flashing display ( 21 , 22 ) serves as a second display. 3. Time display according to claim 1, characterized in that the hour luminous ring ( 10 ) and the minute luminous ring ( 20 ) are different in color or shape. 4. Time display according to claim 1, characterized in that all five (or other number) of sixty equidistantly arranged displays ( 21 ) of the minute luminous ring ( 20 ) are different in color or shape from the others. 5. Time display according to claim 1, characterized in that the displays ( 11 , 12 , 21 ) of the hour luminous ring ( 10 ) and the minute luminous ring ( 20 ) are designed in a permanently illuminated, dimly illuminated or flashing manner.